Released August 26, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Cotton Setting Bolls - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
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State : August 25, : August 18, : August 25, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 95 93 97 97
Arizona ........: 98 99 100 97
Arkansas .......: 100 99 100 100
California .....: 64 90 92 87
Georgia ........: 95 95 97 97
Kansas .........: 85 55 69 64
Louisiana ......: 100 99 100 100
Mississippi ....: 97 91 92 95
Missouri .......: 100 70 96 90
North Carolina .: 90 94 96 94
Oklahoma .......: 85 83 96 82
South Carolina .: 87 97 99 94
Tennessee ......: 99 94 97 95
Texas ..........: 87 80 85 87
Virginia .......: 94 85 90 95
:
15 States ......: 90 85 90 91
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Cotton Bolls Opening - Selected States
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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: Week ending :
:-----------------------------------------:
State : August 25, : August 18, : August 25, : 2014-2018
: 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : Average
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 27 12 29 19
Arizona ........: 52 35 50 51
Arkansas .......: 30 7 18 19
California .....: - 5 7 6
Georgia ........: 13 22 30 19
Kansas .........: 7 1 2 8
Louisiana ......: 64 23 33 46
Mississippi ....: 35 8 15 26
Missouri .......: 45 7 13 14
North Carolina .: 6 8 15 12
Oklahoma .......: 9 4 10 7
South Carolina .: 7 10 24 12
Tennessee ......: 22 4 8 14
Texas ..........: 20 32 34 19
Virginia .......: 14 1 11 10
:
15 States ......: 20 24 28 19
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- Represents zero.
Cotton Condition - Selected States: Week Ending August 25, 2019
[These 15 States planted 99% of the 2018 cotton acreage]
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State : Very poor : Poor : Fair : Good : Excellent
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: percent
:
Alabama ........: 2 9 30 46 13
Arizona ........: - 11 33 46 10
Arkansas .......: - 4 15 45 36
California .....: - - 60 30 10
Georgia ........: 3 8 33 47 9
Kansas .........: 2 9 42 42 5
Louisiana ......: - 3 26 63 8
Mississippi ....: 1 6 39 41 13
Missouri .......: 9 12 53 26 -
North Carolina .: 7 11 24 45 13
Oklahoma .......: - 5 57 36 2
South Carolina .: 1 5 39 52 3
Tennessee ......: 4 7 21 55 13
Texas ..........: 1 20 45 28 6
Virginia .......: 2 3 7 85 3
:
15 States ......: 2 15 40 35 8
:
Previous week ..: 2 13 36 41 8
Previous year ..: 13 18 25 33 11
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- Represents zero.
Source: USDA-NASS
